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Information on Oregon driving law
and Oregon traffic laws...
Violations and License Suspensions
If you get a ticket for violating
nearly any rule of the road or driver licensing, registration or vehicle
equipment laws, the offense is called a traffic violation.
Under Oregon driving law, if you
choose to forfeit bail or if a judge convicts you, you may be required
to pay a fine. If you forfeit the bail, it is considered a conviction on
your driving record for a violation of Oregon Traffic Laws.
Traffic Crimes
Some Oregon traffic law offenses are
so serious that if you break these laws you are charged with traffic
crimes.
Under Oregon driving law, you do not
need to be driving on a public highway to be charged with these
offenses. You also may be charged in areas or premises open to the
general public for use of motor vehicles, such as parking lots on either
public or private property. You also may be charged with these offenses
in some off-road areas.
Driving while under the influence of
intoxicants, failure to perform the duties of a driver, reckless
driving, fleeing or trying to elude a police officer, and some driving
while suspended or revoked charges, are traffic crimes.
Driver Improvement Program
Under Oregon driving law, if you
commit an offense of Oregon traffic laws, you are subject to certain
procedures and penalties aimed at improving your driving ability and
keeping only safe drivers on the roads.
These procedures and penalties are
the minimum actions that will be taken. You may face additional legal
sanctions, depending upon the severity of the traffic offense for which
you are convicted.
Here's what happens to drivers under 18
Under Oregon driving law, if you
have two convictions, or two accidents, or a combination of one and one
accident, DMV will restrict your driving privileges for three months to
drive only to and from work or when required for your job. During the
three-month restriction, you may not drive with passengers except your
parent, stepparent or
These restrictions are in addition
to the restrictions placed on a driver in the first year of a
provisional license. In accordance with Oregon driving law, a conviction
for violation of these restrictions could result in a suspension or
revocation of your driving privileges.
If you get another conviction or
accident, DMV will suspend your driving privileges for one year, even if
you turn 18 years of age during the suspension period.
Here's what happens to drivers over 18
In accordance with Oregon driving
law, if you have three convictions, or three accidents, or a combination
that equals three, in an 18-month period, DMV will restrict your driving
privileges for thirty days.
The restriction will not allow you
drive between 12 midnight and 5 a.m., unless driving to and from work or
when required for your
Under Oregon driving law, if you
have four convictions or four accidents, or a combination that totals
four, in a 24-month period, DMV will suspend your driving privileges for
thirty days.
Habitual Traffic Offenders
DMV will revoke your driving
privileges for five years if you are convicted of three or more of the
following offenses of Oregon driving law within a five year period:
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Any degree of murder,
manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, assault, recklessly
endangering another person, menacing or criminal mischief resulting from
the operation of a motor vehicle.
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Driving while under the
influence of intoxicants.
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Driving while your
driving privileges are suspended or revoked (felony and misdemeanor
charges only).
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Reckless driving.
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Failure to perform the
duties of a driver after a collision.
v
Fleeing or attempting to
elude a police officer.
Under Oregon driving law, DMV will
also revoke your driving privileges as an habitual traffic offender if
you are convicted of 20 or more violations of Oregon traffic laws within
five years.
Violations of Oregon traffic laws
such as driving while suspended or revoked, speeding, fail to yield
right of way or running red lights are some examples of convictions of
Oregon
driving law that can be counted to classify you as an habitual traffic
offender.
Suspensions and Revocations
Under Oregon driving law, if a judge
suspends your driving privileges, you may get a suspension order in
court. The court will confiscate your driver license and return it to
DMV.
If DMV suspends your driving
privileges, DMV will send a notice of suspension to the address on your
driving record. If you have a license in your possession, you must
return it to a DMV office when the suspension begins.
After the suspension or revocation
begins, you may not drive any motor vehicle on highways or premises open
to the public.
Under Oregon driving law, some
convictions for violations of Oregon traffic laws are so serious that
your driving privileges are revoked for eight years or longer.
Reinstatement Fees
Under Oregon driving law, there is a
$75 reinstatement fee to restore driving privileges that have been
revoked or suspended for violations of Oregon traffic laws.
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